1998 Penfolds Grange

Syrah - 750ML
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WA 98 JH 97 WS 97 JL 96 WE 95 JS 94 JR 93
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2009

(98+ points) A wine that flirts with perfection, and should rival the 1986 as one of the legendary Granges produced, the 1998 has one of the highest alcohol contents (nearly 15%) as well as one of the highest percentages...
JH 97

James Halliday, October 2003

Deep purple-red, it oozes blackberry, blackcurrant and licorice from every pore, the palate a sumptuously smooth velvet cushion of small black fruits. It will outlive anyone who can afford to buy it.
WS 97

Wine Spectator, September 2008

A wine of surprising subtlety for the vintage playing its ripe cherry red plum and herb flavors against firm tannins that have a bit of grit to them. But those lively cherry and raspberry flavors burst through and there's...
JL 96

TheWineCellarInsider.com, February 2013

Massive, packed and stacked with multiple layers of ripe fruit. The wine is filled with fresh blackberries, smoke and spice. This is a beefy, masculine, powerful, tannic wine that demands time. While the quality of the...
WE 95

Wine Enthusiast, October 2003

...remarkable. Individual notes (apart from eucalyptus and toast) aren't discernible; instead it's an intense penetrating sensation that fills the nose. Vanilla and coffee flavors are sumptuous foils to rich blackberries...
JS 94

jamessuckling.com, November 2011

Rich and plummy, with leather, spices and smoked meats. Full-bodied, with a velvety and lovely fruitiness. Goes to cigar box, cigar leather pouch and a long flavorful finish. Yet reserved. Drink now.
JR 93

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, June 2013

97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard, Barossa Valley, Magill Estate, Padthaway. TA 7.2 g/l, 3.5 pH. Chocolate, black olive, liquorice. Polenta tannins, pretty warm alcohol. Impressive, massive, and ageing...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Syrah
Country Australia
Region South Australia
Vintage 1998
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14.5%
Closure Cork

Penfolds is an iconic Australian wine producer established in 1844 when Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his family arrived from England and paid the princely sum of £1,200 for 500 acres of the best land in Magill. He planted French vine cuttings with the intention of producing his own “medicinal tonic” wine.

When he passed away, his wife Mary assumed responsibility for the 60 acres of vines in The Grange Vineyard, which was then producing several varieties. She managed the estate for 25 years, passing it on to her daughter Georgina and son-in-law Thomas Hyland when she retired. The Penfold family continued to operate the business very successfully and retained a controlling interest after the company became public.

Penfolds now has an extensive portfolio that includes the ‘House Style’ collection, numbered-bin releases, special bins, and fortifieds among others. It has played a pivotal role in the evolution of winemaking in Australia and across the world.

Penfolds has earned numerous accolades for its flagship and most iconic wine, Grange, the creation of former Chief Winemaker Max Schubert who aimed to match the finest, aged Bordeaux wines. Initially rejected by Penfolds management, the experiment was kept secret and barrels of wines were hidden behind a fake wall in the tunnels at Magill Estate. With bottle age development, a second tasting was greeted with enthusiasm and production was restarted.

Penfolds vineyards are located primarily in South Australia on prime land throughout the state’s most esteemed viticultural regions. Throughout its history, Penfolds has owned and leased vineyards in addition to sourcing grapes from independent growers. Its grapes are sourced from more than 220 vineyards and grape growers across Australia. This strategy reflects the tradition of multi-vineyard and multi-regional sourcing, first introduced in the 1860s by Mary Penfold, and allows for a consistency of style and quality across vintages, something Penfolds is renowned for.

The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilizing fully-ripe, intensely-flavored and structured Shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognized as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.